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"Scoreboard-wise, it's probably the same," the 30-year-old told the European Tour's website. "Looking at the leaderboard, there's so many great players up there. Like I said, it's far from over. It was probably the same at the Open.

"With this tournament I'm in a great position to win it, but it's not even crossed my mind at the moment. There's still a lot of golf to be played, and I need to put myself in a great position going down the back nine on Sunday."

Oosthuizen's landmark round included an eagle at the par-five seventh hole and eight birdies.

"I played the par fives really well, and I think I was six under on them today," he said.

"The rest was down to putting really well. I gave myself a lot of opportunities for birdie, and hitting fairways, hitting greens, and if you make the putts, you shoot a low number.

"You get those days where if you hit it well, you leave yourself in a decent spot for a chip-and-putt for a birdie on the par fives."

Els' ankle injury ruled him out of last week's Grand Slam of Golf, an event which pits the year's four major winners against each other. The 43-year-old's replacement Padraig Harrington took home the $600,000 winner's check.

"I obviously had a good start and all of that, but I wish I can always play like that," former world No. 1 Els said after recording a 29 on the first nine holes.

"I'm just glad to be here; after going down on the tennis court two weeks ago to stand here and shoot 63 is quite a bonus."